highwayone Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Tinkered with guitar on and off for years and never really mastered it. Any tips on the best way forward,had some lessons but all the tutor was doing was learning me a new song every week but nothing else. Any good books or sites out there to have a gander at? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Do they still do Bert Weedon's Play in a Day? Edit; Oh yeah. They do! http://www.bertweedon.com/playinaday.htm Edited January 18, 2017 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I thought you meant 6 string bass!! And there it is; you've gone to the darkside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='highwayone' timestamp='1484775696' post='3218420'] Tinkered with guitar on and off for years and never really mastered it. Any tips on the best way forward,had some lessons but all the tutor was doing was learning me a new song every week but nothing else. Any good books or sites out there to have a gander at? Cheers. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 [quote name='highwayone' timestamp='1484775696' post='3218420'] Tinkered with guitar on and off for years and never really mastered it. Any tips on the best way forward,had some lessons but all the tutor was doing was learning me a new song every week but nothing else. Any good books or sites out there to have a gander at? Cheers. [/quote] Yes change the strings for bass ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Learn open chords first. Once you've got those sorted start on barre chords. It'll be a struggle at first, but once you've developed the capability to bar your first finger across all the strings the world will be your Mollusc. Disclaimer: It may take quite a long time between being able to play open chords to being able to play any barre chord you like. The solo stuff is just scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='highwayone' timestamp='1484775696' post='3218420'] Tinkered with guitar on and off for years and never really mastered it. Any tips on the best way forward,had some lessons but all the tutor was doing was learning me a new song every week but nothing else. Any good books or sites out there to have a gander at? Cheers. [/quote] For a start, find a better teacher! Plenty of teachers will look at where you are now and where you're aiming, and work accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 It depends what style of playing you want to learn. If it's rhythm, grab these 5 chords to start with C A D G E & just strum. Practice strumming just 8ths & then throw in 16ths. Play about with patterns until you're comfortable & then practice moving from one chord to another (e.g. G to D & back to G). Once you've gotten comfortable playing these 5 chords, chuck in the barred chords. It's not hard. If it's lead, then practice scales. Treat it a bit like a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 You can pick up how to play just about anything on Youtube. Lots of good lessons on there for players at any level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwayone Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1484777586' post='3218449'] Do they still do Bert Weedon's Play in a Day? Edit; Oh yeah. They do! http://www.bertweedon.com/playinaday.htm [/quote] Changed my mind after seeing this😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwayone Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1484778509' post='3218466'] I thought you meant 6 string bass!! And there it is; you've gone to the darkside! [/quote] I am drummer by trade so already moonlighting as a bassist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwayone Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Cheers everyone for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) [quote name='highwayone' timestamp='1484817037' post='3218630'] Changed my mind after seeing this�� [/quote] I'm so glad you said that. It is what stopped me from advancing when I got my first guitar aged 11 (the seventies). I didn't pick an instrument up again other than to pose with until I was 19! Even then I was reluctant to tackle an instrument with more than four strings, hence my start in bass. I suppose it must work on some level but I couldn't relate to ANYTHING in it. Now we have six (or more) string basses I have found these diagrams to help me understand the relative tunings between standard guitar and standard six string basses; [url="http://www.guitar-book.com/index_htm_files/standard-guitar-tuning.png"]http://www.guitar-bo...itar-tuning.png[/url] Guitar [url="http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/0iu-evUwUrE/maxresdefault.jpg"]http://i1.ytimg.com/...xresdefault.jpg[/url] Sixer Bass Edited January 19, 2017 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDaveTheBass Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Are you learning on an acoustic or an electric guitar? With acoustic, it's all about open chords and letting the strings ring out and trying not to mute them with your left-hand fingers. With electric guitar (just like electric bass) it's all about damping and muting so you only hear the notes that you want to play. I find the main difference between playing bass and guitar is right-hand technique. Spend time learning a good alternate up/down plectrum technique, and also a finger-picking technique, and you should be able to play almost anything. The other thing about guitar is that just because you've got six strings, you don't have to strum them all. Especially in a band situation, it can be really effective to play two or three note chords rather than muddy things up using all six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I've been playing 6 stringers for 30 years and am teaching my 10 year old daughter and a few others and swear by justinguitar.com. I've checked out many online /You Tube tutors and for my money he's the best, particularly for beginners. They all find his tutorials and books really helpful. He's a Brit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1484777586' post='3218449'] Do they still do Bert Weedon's Play in a Day? Edit; Oh yeah. They do! [url="http://www.bertweedon.com/playinaday.htm"]http://www.bertweedo.../playinaday.htm[/url] [/quote] We are normal and we love Bert Weedon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Everything you need to know about playing the guitar: [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/sideburns940_zpsee5sb9rk.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1484847033' post='3219076'] We are normal and we love Bert Weedon! [/quote] Oh thank you. A proper blast form the past. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utjLlBbXCdg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1484847288' post='3219080'] Everything you need to know about playing the guitar: [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/sideburns940_zpsee5sb9rk.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] And call it Status Quo 😀😀😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 That's not a 3rd, it's a G major Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Learn open chords Majors minors and 7ths Get rhythm up to scratch When I started, a friend of mine said to just sit there and strum a single chord, focusing on rhythm. If you want instant gratification then learn DCG. there. You got yourself some blues. Rhythm is the most important thing though. I would value that higher than chords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeBop Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Hey Marty Swartz here glad you could join us ..What's up .. This guys patter is a bit mince but if you can see past that he has some good lessons and there is Justins Guitar lessons also ..all on you tube and they do beginner stuff ... Agree with open chords and strumming\timing. . And yes progress to bar chords .. Think it takes a year before your first bar chord ... Oh and practice .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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